Overview
- Russia conducted a coordinated overnight attack with missiles, guided bombs and drones, and its defense ministry acknowledged using the medium‑range ballistic missile ‘Oreshnik’ against Lviv region as Ukraine published debris photos.
- Kyiv’s heat system is running and the capital is expected to shift from emergency shutdowns to planned electricity schedules by the end of the day, with the right bank largely on planned rotations and targeted emergency cuts persisting on the left bank.
- Energy crews report continuing outages in regions: Dnipropetrovsk has more than 130,000 consumers without power after fresh strikes, and about 10,000 remain off‑grid in Kyiv region, with rolling restrictions applied in many oblasts.
- The UN Security Council is scheduled to convene on January 12 at Ukraine’s request to address Russia’s use of the ‘Oreshnik’ missile, as Kyiv also pursues consultations with NATO, the EU, the Council of Europe and the OSCE.
- Fighting remains intense with 171 combat engagements reported on January 9, concentrated around the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions, while Ukrainian authorities advance corruption cases tied to mobilization in Rivne and Volyn.